Re: PESO: Leap of Faith - Version 1.1

2005-08-15 Thread P. J. Alling
The first version is a bit washed out but the second is too dark. I'm not sure about the sharpening either has it's merits. frank theriault wrote: As a result of an off-list discussion, I modified this one that I initially posted yesterday, in two ways: First, on the original, I sharpened

Re: PESO: Leap of Faith - Version 1.1

2005-08-15 Thread Eactivist
What Paul said -- you need more detail in the shadow. If you can't do Shadows/Highlights go for somewhere between the two versions. Nice shot, frank! Marnie aka Doe In a message dated 8/14/2005 4:14:20 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Frank, There's

Re: PESO: Leap of Faith - Version 1.1

2005-08-15 Thread Juan Buhler
Hi Frank, As others, I'd prefer something midway through both of the images. The sharp one almost looks artificial. But in any case--I hadn't had the chance to see this the first time you posted. It's fantastic! Excellent photo, and a great example of color that works, somehow it feels like in

Re: PESO: Leap of Faith - Version 1.1

2005-08-15 Thread Gonz
Frank, I prefer the original. Or actually, somewhere in between to be quite honest. The improved version is overly sharpened and saturated, leaving many of the details and tonal range messed up, IMO. Nice pic tho. rg frank theriault wrote: As a result of an off-list discussion, I

Re: PESO: Leap of Faith - Version 1.1

2005-08-15 Thread frank theriault
On 8/15/05, Gonz [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Frank, I prefer the original. Or actually, somewhere in between to be quite honest. The improved version is overly sharpened and saturated, leaving many of the details and tonal range messed up, IMO. Nice pic tho. Thanks, everybody for your

PESO: Leap of Faith - Version 1.1

2005-08-14 Thread frank theriault
As a result of an off-list discussion, I modified this one that I initially posted yesterday, in two ways: First, on the original, I sharpened only the jumper, and not the background, with the result that the background is more OOF-looking than on the print. On Version 1.1 I've sharpened the

Re: PESO: Leap of Faith - Version 1.1

2005-08-14 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Aug 14, 2005, at 2:01 PM, frank theriault wrote: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3634511size=lg For reference, here's the original: http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3631907size=lg Hmm. I tend to like the original rendering more. I think it does a better job of

Re: PESO: Leap of Faith - Version 1.1

2005-08-14 Thread Paul Stenquist
Hi Frank, There's something to be said for the new version. I like the sharpneing, and I like the reduced highlights. I would choose it over the original. But I think you can do better. In the new version, you've lost all the shadow detail in the leaper's face. I'd go back to the original and

RE: PESO: Leap of Faith - Version 1.1

2005-08-14 Thread Markus Maurer
need a version 1.2 ;-) greetings Markus -Original Message- From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2005 11:01 PM To: PDML Subject: PESO: Leap of Faith - Version 1.1 As a result of an off-list discussion, I modified this one that I initially posted

Re: PESO: Leap of Faith - Version 1.1

2005-08-14 Thread frank theriault
On 8/14/05, Paul Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Frank, snip But I think you can do better.snip Oh my God. A highschool flashback. cheers, frank vbg -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

Re: PESO: Leap of Faith - Version 1.1

2005-08-14 Thread Powell Hargrave
I think you went just a little too far with the new one. I like the summer brightness of the first but I think just a touch of curves would help. Same with the sharpening. A bit too much and even a touch too much on the jumper in the original as there is a halo in front of his body. A great